tS=T.S. Elliot's use of <b>tropes</b> makes "The Wasteland" a challenge to understand.<br><br>The use of <b>tropes</b> can help us deliver our message with clarity, emphasis and style.&tQ=A <b>trope</b> is:&tC=A reference to classical literature|A symbolic portrayal|The non-literal use of words|A foreign phrase that has been incorporated into the language|An obsolete word or phrase&cC=3&fB=A <b>trope</b> is a non-literal use of words. <b>tropes</b> include:Metaphor (A pot-bellied moon, a fly-by-night company) Personification (a book that "grabs you by the throat and won't let go") Hyperbole (Jack lives for the weekends.)Paradox (Don't you just love this hurricane?)<b>Trope</b> is pronounced TROHP.
